Position Title

Assistant Principal

Required Application Type

Teacher / Admin

Salary/Pay Scale

85,000

Job Description

Number of Positions:1

Salary: $85,000, annually

Work Hours: Monday - Friday; 8:00A-4:00P

Location: Saratoga Springs, NY 

The Assistant Principal provides leadership and supervision for the WSWHE BOCES Career and Technical Education (CTE) and Exceptional Learners Division (ELD) Programs at the F. Donald Myers Education Center. Responsible for the overall student management on campus.  The assistant principal supports building principals’ in planning and implementing all facets that lead to a better educational program and improved outcomes for all students. Other related duties may be required or directed.

• Provide service leadership that promotes a school culture and climate of multicultural social-emotional wellness, inclusion, diversity, equity and a sense of belonging for all students and staff

• Serve as the No Place for Hate coordinator

• Foster positive, solution-focused relationships with students, families, guardians, staff, districts, CSE’s, and counselors. 

• Communicate effectively in oral and written form with individuals from diverse cultural and educational backgrounds.

• Collaborate with state and local community agencies and business and industry partners, and develop school, community, family partnerships.

• Provide leadership for the Myers Center's Equity-based Multi-tiered Systems of Support (MTSS-I),  Student Success Team (SST) and Child Study Team (CST).

• Assist staff and parents in the planning, development and implementation of individual student behavior, safety and academic plans. 

• Be well versed in the Boys Town Classroom Management and Therapeutic Crisis Intervention for Schools Models.

• Provide leadership for students behavior management systems, plans, training and implementation. 

• Implement BOCES policies, procedures and State Education Department mandates.

• Counsel students and families about Myers Campus and BOCES policies including the Code of Conduct and Progressive Discipline Model. 

• Monitor the reporting of student attendance/behavior/discipline referrals and collaborate with staff to develop strategies for addressing the concerns.

• Provide instructional leadership for CTE and ELD programs.

• Ensure appropriate student assessment procedures in keeping with State Education Department mandates, as well as reviewing assessment results and making proper curriculum, instruction and program adjustments. 

• Conduct professional performance reviews of instructional and non-instructional staff under supervision in accordance with the Annual Professional Performance Review Plan and the collective bargaining agreement; develop and monitor employee improvement plans as necessary. 

• Provide leadership for the continual professional development of staff (individually and groups) to ensure a well-informed, skilled, engaged, innovative and motivated staff.   

• Assist in the orientation of faculty and staff. 

• Assure the health, safety and welfare of students and staff, within the framework of BOCES board policy, administrative guidelines and emergency management procedures.

• Assist the Principals’ in the overall administration of educational programs, implementation of the BOCES mission, monitoring and supervision of school facilities and perform other tasks and assume such other responsibilities as directed.

• Provide daily administrative leadership and coverage when one of the principals are absent or off campus 

Job Qualifications

• Master’s Degree AND, 

• VALID NYS Teaching or Pupil Personnel Services AND,

• VALID NYS Administration Certification, acceptable certificates include: Administrator Professional; SBL Internship, Initial or Professional; SAS Permanent; OR SDA Permanent) 

• Five years of successful teaching or prior job-related experience with increasing levels of responsibilities in a school setting. Skills to manage students and programs, communicate effectively, problem solve. Knowledge of discipline procedures, safety procedures, district and BOCES policies, and special education regulations. Knowledge of research-based best practices. Demonstrated competence in collaboration with and leadership of staff members. 

• Diverse candidates are encouraged to apply. 

The Washington-Saratoga-Warren-Hamilton-Essex BOCES does not discriminate in its programs and activities, including employment and admission as applicable, on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, creed, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, age, economic status, marital status, veterans' status, political affiliation, domestic victim status, use of a guide dog, hearing dog or service dog, disability, or other classifications protected under federal or state law, and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The designated district compliance officer(s) will coordinate compliance with the nondiscrimination requirements of Title VI and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended, the Boy Scouts of America Equal Access Act, and the New York State Human Rights Law. The WSWHE BOCES Civil Rights Compliance Officers are: Katelynn Attanasio and David Ashdown, Washington-Saratoga-Warren-Hamilton-Essex BOCES, 267 Ballard Road, Suite 5, Wilton, NY 12831. phone: (518) 581-3372, email: compliance@wswheboces.org. Complaints may also be filed with the Office for Civil Rights, New York Office, U.S. Department of Education, 32 Old Slip, 26th Floor, New York, NY 10005- 2500, phone (646) 428-3800, fax (646) 428-3843, email: OCR.NewYork@ed.gov. 

 

Application Procedure

In addition to the application on RecruitFront, please attach the following in RecruitFront:

• Letter of interest

• Updated resume

• Copy of certification (if applicable)

• Transcripts (if applicable)

• Two (2) written letters of reference (References MUST be signed; at least one (1) of the two (2) references must be from outside the WSWHE BOCES organization.) Not required for teacher aides.

• Two (2) telephone professional references that are different than the written references (One (1) must be from a supervisor.)

Job Category

Administrators

Job Location

F. Donald Myers Education Center

Additional Information